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21 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

But that is not really possible is it, it's one ore the other. To think you can live by sharia and with decent laws of a western country like the USA to which sharia is diametrically opposed is a fantasy. It's like suggesting meat eaters can really be vegetarians if they eat meat.

What a lot of nonsense. If you are a devout Muslim and follow Sharia law exactly then you obey the laws of the country where you reside.  End of story. Obfuscating the issue with a vegetarian analogy is not helpful. If some Muslims do not live by the law of the land then they are not being good Muslims. America is basically a Christian country but Christian Americans still break American laws. Nobody runs around demanding that what the bible teaches be thrown out. Besides, in most things the Koran and the bible concur. 

2 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Sharia law is antiquated, barbaric and abominable.There is no place for it in civilised society and Muslims need to come out of the Dark Ages and recognise so. Perhaps when they do, they will find integrating with world society will become much easier.

Sharia law states that Muslims must live by the law of the land. I am not Muslim or Christian - I am an atheist and therefore am not sticking up for my personal religion.

See http://www.daruliftaa.com/node/5852

There is no contradiction between the law of the USA and Sharia so long as the laws of the USA do not force a Muslim person to sin eg. eat pork or not go to prayer.

Before posters prattle on about Sharia being "antiquated, barbaric and abominable" they should inform themselves of the facts.

SHARIA REQUIRES MUSLIMS TO LIVE BY THE LAW OF THE USA. and any other country in which they reside .

11 hours ago, Antifreeze said:

Does not matter where the trash is from. No excuse for that. Cleaning the beaches should be a daily if not twice daily activity all year around. Want top tourists then have top beaches, clean streets... with real sidewalks... and...

It is not the visible garbage that frightens me. It is the e coli and nasty chemicals such as mercury etc. that can really do some harm to you.

I agree, the trash absolutely should be cleaned up but better still, prevent it from getting there in the first place. Science now shows that minute plastic particles from decomposing plastic is ending up in the stomachs of turtles and birds and we are also eating it in the fish we consume.

1 hour ago, islerm said:

Anyone got a good Adress for make this Work?

I'm searching exactly this...

Thanks for any Help i can find a good Companie in BKK

 

Hi islerm. This is the contact details and name of the people I used - Konzept Worx, Tel: 081499 0466

Good luck.

1 hour ago, geriatrickid said:

So all you have are "opinions" and not one actual factual example? Brilliant.

The fact of the matter it is impossible that there can ever be a sharia like "christian" law in the USA because of the US Constitution. Human rights are protected. There is a separation of church and state that cannot be overturned.

 

Everybody should be aware that Sharia law states that Muslims must live by the law of the land in which they are. Therefore there should be no contradiction between USA law and Sharia law. That applies to all non-Muslim countries.

32 minutes ago, ddavidovsky said:

I have an anthropological theory on this (you may not be surprised) that is apparently unique - at least I've never heard it elsewhere. Thus:

 

The apparent paradox that homosexuality is selected for so widely can be explained as an evolutionary process like any other, only nobody understands why. The explanation is that homosexuals are basically freed from the drudgery of procreation to develop society in other ways - intellectual/artistic pursuits, and also in vital service activities such as grooming (and interior decorating, to jest just a little). It's no coincidence that most (yes, most) of the greatest artists and intellectuals through history, right back to Socrates, have been gay. The effect of the biological liberation of this group has literally been, on a macro level over the ages, to develop the human mind and effectively boost human evolution. In that sense I would claim that homosexuality has actually been essential to the development of the human species.

 

So. Far from being vilified, homosexuals should be honoured for their special gifts, right? Why is the whole notion of homosexuality still taboo and repressed to the point of illegality in some countries? The answer relates to the country's stage of social development. Societies that are still struggling to establish themselves hold mere procreation to be of primary importance. Everyone knows that homosexuality still exists and recognises the contribution they make, but removing the taboo from homosexuality would encourage effeteness and decadence before their society is ready for it - they consider that they still have building and fighting to do. Socio-economically advanced countries have already made it - the macho struggle for survival and for establishing a secure and affluent society is now over and they can now relax and open up. Hence we see different attitudes among different societies.

 

This concludes the analysis. Put my Nobel in the post. I thang yew.

Well I am sorry to destroy your chance of a Nobel prize but when I was a kid there was an artificial insemination station for dairy farmers who wanted the best bull semen for their milking cows. The best bull available and much in demand by the farmers was a gay bull. For the collection of his semen he would only mount another bull. Now the interesting thing is that this bull had no artistic talent. He was unable to write a Socratic dissertation for the intellectual advancement of his kind and he was not  freed from the drudgery of procreation. However he was a delight for all the macho farmers who were highly amused by it all and got beautiful calves as well. He was also free from all kinds of sexism and his society's taboos.

Homosexuality is just as prevalent in the natural world as it is in the homo sapiens' world.  

17 hours ago, Usernames said:

Their country, their rules. Don't go there if you don't like it.  And don't invite them in as residents of your country if you don't want to import their values.

The undertones to your comment, and this applies to those who clicked like to it, show you to be quite heartless. Perhaps you wish you could have been one of the observers.

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

Bothe passports numbers are off by 2 from each other and the signatures are

done in similar hand writings... with subcontinent looking guys with Portuguese

passports... well, is that the best those forgers could come up with?...

Does that mean that number E97276971 was not even picked up???

3 hours ago, Prbkk said:

Disgraceful but it is noted that assurances from the good General that loan-sharking is under control appear to be premature.

BTW, the punt in the orange shirt should have his testicles removed . Repulsive creature.

.....and forced to eat them.

I am not a veterinarian or doctor but I am worried about lung inflammation causing causing an abdominal lump.

33 minutes ago, elgordo38 said:

He will freely take it off your hands.

I have been a collector of antiques for 50 years [Western. Not Asian] I know without doubt that I have not been "burnt". When you handle the piece you can see and feel its antiquity. It has a great patina about it that does not come through in the pics. The incredible fineness of the sandstone is nothing like the tourist rubbish. Anyway faking of antiques was not common 30 or so years ago. It is certainly Khmer style but whether it is from the Angkor region or from the old Khmer areas of Thailand I do not know. It certainly looks very similar to what I have seen in the Angkor temples. My problem is that if I show it to an expert it may be confiscated. 

If I knew that it was definitely from Angkor I would probably want to donate it back to them but then it would just disappear and turn up on some wealthy collectors shelf in the USA or Europe.

About 1986 I bought this Buddha head in  a dusty old Sukhumwit  Rd. shop no longer there. It looks very Khmer to me. It was about the same time pillagers were ripping out stuff from the Angkor Wat region and selling it off everywhere.I don't want to show it to Cambodian experts because if it is the real thing I may not get it back.

Is there anybody out there who can help identify if it might be a genuine Angkor piece? It is very fine and beautiful workmanship and certainly not the cheap touristy crap that is available. 

Thanks in advance.

I met an old Canadian bloke when he came here for some work on his wrinkly old face. Part of the surgery was around his ears. A week later he was at the airport on his way home and the bandage slipped. He went to the bathroom for a mirror to re-tie it. When he unwound the thing his ear fell off. He cancelled his flight and went back to the hospital. It was re-attached and he went off home again. I never saw him again so cannot give you the end result.

5 hours ago, sobriquet said:

To quote the Joker circa 1989, this town needs an enema. 

Fleet or Picolax would be better. [ For the younger members they are bowel preparations pre-colonoscopy ]

11 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Such a sad story - and probable one of many many. Wonder if there was any real investigation or inquest? Of course at that time no one dared question the word of a representative of the Catholic Church.

 

If ever there was a Satan then surely the CC was his creation.

The pope is Satan. Do some research on the number 666, Satan and the pope [deliberately not capitalised].  I am an atheist anyway so don't believe any of their dogma.

I wonder how many of them died while being sexually abused.

3 hours ago, jerojero said:

Instead of army harassing tourists, send 50,000 down south and root out the bastard militants!

You don't have much understanding of the situation down there do you!

After all that has been written and all the evidence that is contrary to the verdict they still claim the the boys are guilty. It tends to detract from the sympathy I felt for the family.

4 minutes ago, dhind1 said:

Pattaya is a world class resort destination. It has everything a family could want or a single man or woman. Yes the sex trade exists, but it exists in many countries, Pattaya should not be labeled the sex capital of anywhere. This industry is available if you want to find it. If you do not want to see it then there are many other things to do in Pattaya that are not connected to the sex trade. 

Anyone who has lived here for any length of time is well aware that sex is available and where to go to get it. How does this make Pattaya any different from Amsterdam, Nevada, Germany or Australia? All of these locations have sex available. I know that these locations are more discrete and are not visible as a street show, but that does not make them any less a location where sex is for sale.

I have been living in Pattaya for close to 20 years and I may hit Walking Street or similar venues once or twice a year. Just because it is there does not mean you have to partake.

I would agree with the Tourism big wigs, Pattaya has much to offer to everyone and the sex industry is but a small part of that. In actual square footage Walking street, Soi 6 and Soi Buakao do not take up very much space, but they get a lot of attention from the media.

Who paid you to write this???

Good riddance. He's a nasty, bigoted, extreme right wing, fundamental Christian type. Let him scramble against Pauline Hanson to see who can be the most racist. That's who he will be stealing votes from if he makes it to the next election.

You only have to look at a picture of his face to see how bitter he is.

Try carrying a small water pistol filled with bleach or turpentine.  A squirt of that on their nose or bum teaches them not to come too close.

Another trick is to just bend over. They think you are picking up a stone to throw. I used that method many times on packs of dogs when jogging in the tobacco factory grounds near Benjakiti Park in Bangkok. It worked every time.

I would like to see Liberty holding a knife and Donald's head

41 minutes ago, mike324 said:

 

Acer is a Taiwanese company. Thailand is their regional center, so I am very surprise if they can't even handle complaints like this. They have resellers which doubles as service centers too. I would suggest you find the contact for the Taiwanese manager in charge. Taiwanese are pretty anal with being scammed themselves too.

 

In my opinion ASUS laptops are far superior than Acer. Acers are crap. Laptops normally have 1-2 year warranty, so you said you bought it couple years ago which would most likely not be in the warranty?

 

On another note, Its so common for technicians to scam its own company. Even ones own by Thais. I've been approach by technicians on call from the main company offering to replace parts for fridges/ AC at a lower cost.

 

 

Don't be too hard on me. I am getting old you know. I realised the moment I posted this that I had emailed Taiwan, not South Korea. Anyway they never got back to me. The replacement PC [ it is not laptop ] is 4 years old now and has never given any trouble. I could not be bothered to chase it up now with a Taiwanese manager. Too long ago. Anyway they will probably pick up on it from this forum.

I bought a brand new Acer PC a few years ago. A few weeks later it stopped working. I took it to the Acer Service Centre and was told there was no warranty because it contained a NON Acer motherboard and another non Acer part. An argument ensued of course and I won and they repaired it under warranty. To cut a long story short the motherboard broke down 4 more times over the next 2 months. I told them I was sick of taking it to the service centre and demanded they come to my home to fix it which they did for the 5th breakdown. All of this was under warranty. When they came to my home to fix it the guy unwrapped a motherboard from a dirty piece of greasy plastic and then I knew they were not installing new or good parts.  

I went to the Acer Head Office in Bangkok and tried to complain.  At first they said they could not speak English so I spoke Thai. That caused a few raised eyebrows and I demanded to see the sales manager. "Not here" I was told. "You must go home". I sat down and said I was not leaving until I could speak with a senior manager. Miraculously the sales manager appeared and I was told there was nothing they could do.

As I left their office I stopped and turned to him and said that I was emailing Acer head office in South Korea. He turned and walked away. I walked down to the BTS at Asoke and got on a train home and my phone rang. It was the sales manager telling me that a brand new computer would arrive at my home within the hour.

I had obviously uncovered some scam that Acer Thailand was pulling on the main company. Never had any more trouble and I am typing this post on that new computer right now.

5 hours ago, Prbkk said:

Linked to an earlier stabbing in Windsor. Now a child is confirmed among the dead. Meanwhile repulsive grub Senator Leyonhjelm makes a pro-gun joke of it, just a disgrace 

Love your description of Leyonhjelm and it applies to Bernardi, Hanson, Christianson, Lyle Shelton and a few others.